Since 1997, MCPS has been administered together with PRS for Music; you apply through PRS, but MCPS membership carries its own separate one-time fee. It distributes UK mechanical royalties from physical + digital downloads + on-demand streaming.
What MCPS collects
Mechanical royalties go through a mechanical rights society when a composition is reproduced; today, that usually means streams and downloads instead of physical copies.
In United Kingdom, MCPS collects mechanicals — UK. MCPS was established in 1924 and reports approximately 22,000 members.
Joining MCPS
Joining cost: £100 one-time (separate from the £100 PRS writer membership). Royalties are distributed monthly. You need an IPI number — the global identifier connecting a writer with their works, without which registrations cannot be matched to payments.
Register directly at MCPS.
Where Davincii fits
You don't file with MCPS yourself because Davincii includes that registration in standard onboarding. We file your compositions, maintain the data match, and collect payments from MCPS.
- Full name
- Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society
- Type
- Mechanical
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Collects
- mechanicals — UK
- Founded
- 1924
- Members
- 22,000
- Joining cost
- £100 one-time (separate from the £100 PRS writer membership)
- Payout frequency
- Monthly
- IPI required
- Yes
- Website
- www.prsformusic.com/what-we-do/prs-and-mcps
Last reviewed 2026-08-31.
Related societies
- PRS for Music — PRO, United Kingdom
- PPL — Neighboring Rights, United Kingdom
- The MLC — Mechanical, United States
- HFA — Mechanical, United States
- CMRRA — Mechanical, Canada
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